Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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City looks to expand Centretown heritage conservation districtMonday, April 22, 2019CBC NEWS Ottawa
More properties in Centretown could be designated as heritage buildings, as the city embarks on a heritage study of a much wider area than is currently recognized.
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A STORIED HISTORY: 35 WILLIAM STREET A MICROCOSM OF THE BYWARD MARKETTuesday, April 16, 2019CBC NEWS OTTAWA
It's been home to bistros, a butcher's, second-hand shops, and before all that, the long-forgotten but no doubt storied Feathers Hotel.
The old grey building at 35...
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Fire in Ottawa's historic ByWard Market area brought under controlFriday, April 12, 2019CBC NEWS Ottawa
Fire crews in Ottawa have a major blaze in the city's historic ByWard Market area under control.
Flames were first reported around 11:30 a.m. ET on the roof of...
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Free Symposium to Examine Conservation and Sustainability Challenges Faced by Canada's Rural LandscapesMonday, April 8, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
The International Day of Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, is marked each year on April 18.
On April 18, 2019 , ICOMOS Canada and NSERC CREATE...
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Aberdeen Pavilion: Prominent Heritage Structure In Need of Major WorkSaturday, April 6, 2019The Aberdeen Pavilion, a National Historic Site of Canada also designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, requires repairs and major rehabilitation work. The following is excerpted from an...
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Registration Now Open for Heritage Events Organized by Carleton University | April 26—27Tuesday, April 2, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Members of the public are invited to attend two upcoming heritage events organized by Carleton University, taking place on April 26 and 27, 2019: the 2019 Herb Stovel...
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Increase to City's Heritage Grant Program For Restoration First in Over 20 YearsTuesday, March 19, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa is pleased to report that City Council has passed a long-overdue increase to the Heritage Grant Program for Building Restoration in the 2019 City... -
Heritage Ottawa Speaks with CTV News About the Future of Two Significant Heritage StructuresTuesday, March 19, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa's Leslie Maitland appeared on CTV NEWS OTTAWA this morning to discuss two local heritage structures each facing a critical crossroads.
The latest...
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In Response to Letter from Heritage Ottawa, City-Owned Heritage Buildings unavailable for Corporate Naming RightsWednesday, March 13, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa recently learned that at least two of the city's most important heritage structures appear on a list of city-owned buildings available for corporate naming...
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CBC NEWS: Stabilizing Magee House will likely take weeks, city saysTuesday, March 12, 2019Following today's meeting of the Built Heritage Sub-Committee, the following report was filed by CBC News.
CBC NEWS, By Sandra Abma
Eight months after Magee House partially collapsed...